US6148771A - Chew article for animals promoting dental/gingival health - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to animal, particularly pet, products, and, more specifically, relates to non-food articles intended for oral manipulation by animals.
- This invention provides a chew article (or chew toy) for animals, especially pet animals, that promotes dental and gingival health, oral exercise, interactive play, and reduction of problem chewing.
- the article is attractive to the animal, thus occupying the animal in constructive chewing behavior and play.
- Various food items may be placed within or on the article to further attract and occupy the animal.
- the chew article of this invention is characterized by a body, preferably of elastomeric material, having an outer surface with spaced grooves defined in the outer surface.
- the grooves have spaced side walls that together define groove depth into the body from the outer surface thereof.
- At least one of the side walls of at least some of the grooves have a longitudinal ridge extending intermediate the depth and spaced from the outer surface of the body, the ridge provided for scraping an animal's teeth as they enter and exit the groove.
- the chew article preferably has an interior cavity within the body, the cavity provided with a constricted access thereinto from without the body. At least a segment of some of the grooves extends through the body and into the cavity, thus allowing movement of an animal's teeth, no matter the size or shape, well into the groove, thus being subjected to scraping at the ridge over a substantial surface area.
- Each of the side walls of the grooves is preferably formed with a corrugated surface configuration including the ridge or, more preferably, a plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal ridges (all located intermediate groove depth and spaced from the outer surface of the structure). Where both spaced side walls of a groove are thus configured, the substantially parallel longitudinal ridges at one of the spaced side walls are preferably positioned substantially opposite longitudinal ridges at the other of the spaced side walls.
- the body of the article includes structure for receiving, holding and dispensing edible material, such structure including the interior cavity and/or a depression in the body at the outer surface.
- Is is still another object of this invention to provide a chew article for animals including a body having an outer surface and spaced grooves, each of the grooves having spaced side walls together defining groove depth into the body from the outer surface, at least one of the side walls of at least some of the grooves having a longitudinal ridge defined thereat intermediate the depth and spaced from the outer surface of the body.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first configuration of the chew article of this invention
- FIG. 2 is an end view of the chew article of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is an opposite end view of the chew article of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken through section lines 4--4 of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken through section lines 5--5 of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a different configuration for the chew article of this invention.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of yet another differently configured chew article of this invention.
- the principles of the chew article of this invention are illustrated with respect to embodiment 11 of a first selected shape in FIGS. 1 through 5.
- the article includes an elastomeric body structure 13 formed by injection molding in a cavity mold using any natural rubber or rubber-like compound that is non-toxic and capable of achieving selected hardness characteristics. Particular manufacturing details will depend upon the compound used (polyisoprene, as an example of one suitable compound, is processed at temperatures of between about 300° F. and 350° F. and pressure of approximately 6,000 PSI). When set and cured, the hardness of the chew article body structure should have a durometer measurement of between about 30 and 70 (preferably between about 40 and 50).
- the mold is configured so that body structure 13 of chew article 11 is characterized by outer surface 15 interrupted by a plurality of spaced grooves 17 (including groove 17' specially delineated only for purposes of further description exemplary of groove configuration as shown in the FIGURES).
- Grooves 17 each have a corrugated surface configuration 19 at side walls 21 and 23, the side walls sloping toward one another from outer surface 15 of body structure 13 and together defining groove depth (as identified at groove 17' for purposes of illustration, it being understood that some or all of grooves 17, and one or both of walls 21 and 23 thereof, may be provided with such a corrugated surface configuration, it being only preferred that both walls of all grooves 17 are so configured as illustrated in the drawings).
- Corrugated surface configuration is defined as ridges or channels in a formation having alternating ridges and channels.
- Corrugated surface configurations 19 have at least one, and preferably a plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal (i.e., extending in the predominantly lengthwise dimension of the grooves) ridges 25 formed intermediate groove 17 depth and spaced from outer surface 15 of body structure 13.
- Channels 27 of the corrugated surface configurations are located between and adjacent to longitudinal ridges 25.
- Channels 27 include intervening channels between ridges and between the innermost ridge and groove bottom 28, as well as end channel 27' adjacent to outer surface 15.
- Each of the longitudinal ridges is defined by acutely converging side surfaces 29 (see FIG. 2 at wall 21 of groove 17') extending from an adjacent channel 27, the channels each defined by a surface adjacent the ridge or ridges and a side surface or surfaces 29.
- parallel longitudinal ridges 25 at one of the groove side walls are most preferably substantially opposite longitudinal ridges 25 at the other of the groove side walls (see FIGS. 3 and 5 at groove 17').
- grooves 17 include a segment 31 at groove bottom 28 opening into interior cavity 33 formed by inner surface 35 (see FIGS. 2 through 5, especially FIGS. 4 and 5).
- Cavity 33 has access opening 39 configured to receive edible material therethrough to be held in cavity 33 while controlling release of the edible material from cavity 33 therethrough during use of article 11 (see FIG. 3). This is accomplished by provision of constrictions 41 at opening 39, the constrictions forming partial barriers at the opening.
- a second structure for receiving, holding and dispensing edible material is provided, in this case a depression 43 in body structure 13 at outer surface 15 configured to hold a biscuit or other animal snack (see FIG. 2). Depression 43 may be defined through body structure 13 or may be defined in the body structure without passing through to cavity 33.
- the shape of the chew article shown in FIGS. 1 through 5 may be described as an angular ball having an octagonal cross-section with each octagonal side having a groove centrally thereat, and with grooves at each intersection between sides.
- the article may be produced in different sizes for different animals (for example, for dogs, diameters of 4", 3" and 2" to 2.5" would be suitable size categories for various jaw sizes).
- the various sizes of openings, grooves, ridges, and related spacings may also vary for different animals.
- groove wall pairs 21 and 23 of grooves 17 are spaced about 0.25" apart at their opening at surface 15 and about 0.185" apart at groove bottom 28. Grooves are spaced about 0.625" apart at their openings (center to center) at surface 15. Overall groove length is about 2.625" measured at groove bottom 28, segment 31 being about 1.375" long. Groove depth is about 0.5" for mid-side grooves and about 0.625" for grooves at side intersections.
- Longitudinal ridges 25 extend about 0.06" above channels 27 and are spaced from one another about 0.125" between adjacent side surfaces 29 thereof, a scraping angle of about 60° being formed at the convergence of side surfaces 29 of each ridge 25.
- the first of the ridges is spaced about 0.125" from surface 15 at mid-side grooves and about 0.186" from surface 15 for grooves at side intersections.
- Constricted opening 39 to cavity 33 measures about 0.624" between constrictions 41 with an overall diameter including constrictions of about 1.5". Opening 43 measures about 0.375" by 1". Cavity 33 is preferably about 3" across at its midsection.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate differently shaped embodiments of this invention. Since the principles of operation and effectiveness of the chew article are substantially the same regardless of overall shape of the article, the chew article may assume nearly any shape selected by a particular designer and/or found most attractive to particular animals.
- a cube embodiment 51 is shown in FIG. 6 having constricted access opening 39 to cavity 33 at one side 53 thereof (depression 43 is located at the opposite side). Grooves 17 (having characteristics as heretofore described) are defined in the remaining four sides of the cube.
- a bone shaped embodiment 55 is illustrated in FIG. 7. As with the cube embodiment of FIG. 6, the characteristics of the chew article of this invention as previously described are provided here as well.
- the chew article, or chew toy, herein described performs dental prophylaxis as an animal bites down on the toy in order to retrieve it, release food from cavity 33 or depression 43, or simply chew or toss it with its mouth.
- the enamel of a canine's or feline's teeth is prone to excessive plaque and tartar buildup.
- Many pets are resistant to finger brushing or other brushing regimens that are currently available to slow the buildup. This may lead to deterioration of the teeth and/or tooth threatening periodontal disease.
- Dental prophylaxis is primarily performed by ridges 25 scraping on the teeth as the animal's teeth enter and exit grooves 17. Provision of detached rib sections 37 aid in maintaining more optimal orientation of the 60° scraping angles at ridges 25 as the animals teeth move into and out of grooves 17 by allowing relative lateral displacement of the rib, and so the ridges, and resilient return to prior spacing all along groove length.
- a secondary benefit is gingival and subgingival stimulation and massage, which releases food particles from beneath the gingival margin thus slowing decay. This benefit is further advanced by the openings at groove segments 31 to cavity 33 allowing substantial tooth movement into the chew toy up to the gums independent of tooth size.
- the dental hygiene benefit may be further enhanced by the addition of a desired dentifrice with enzymatic properties at the grooves.
- masticatory exercise is encouraged by provision of a areas for edible material (at cavity 33 and depression 43). This promotes vigorous chewing by the animal in an attempt to free the edible material. Configuration of the depression and constricted access is such that release of the edible material is inhibited thus prolonging the chewing episode.
- the chew toy may be configured in a variety of shapes, sizes, materials, and/or colors to further encourage interactive and/or self play by the animal. For example, provision of irregular surfaces with an elastomeric material body structure makes movement of the article unpredictable and therefore more interesting to the animal. By attracting the animal to the chew article, interaction and exercise are promoted, while undesirable chewing behavior (destructive chewing) is substituted for and thus discouraged or redirected.
- the chew article of this invention provides hygienic and therapeutic advantages not heretofore provided by now known chews for animals.
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